LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16
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LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was a Boeing 767 passenger jet on a scheduled service from Newark, United States, to Warsaw, Poland, that on 1 November 2011 made a successful gear-up emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, after its landing gear failed to extend. All 231 aboard survived without serious injuries. A leak in one of the aircraft's hydraulic systems occurred shortly after takeoff, resulting in the loss of all of the hydraulic fluid supplying the primary landing gear system.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 1 November 2011 (2011-11-01) |
Summary | Belly landing following hydraulic failure |
Site | Warsaw Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland 52°09′56″N 20°58′02″E |
Aircraft | |
The Boeing 767 involved in the accident | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 767-300ER |
Aircraft name | Poznań |
Operator | LOT Polish Airlines |
IATA flight No. | LO16 |
ICAO flight No. | LOT16 |
Call sign | LOT 16 |
Registration | SP-LPC |
Flight origin | Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Destination | Warsaw Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland |
Occupants | 231 |
Passengers | 220 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 231 |
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